Two Treats

Emme loves to be up close to my face. When we come downstairs, she stops on the landing and I sit on the second step so my face is even with hers. She smells all over my face, especially my eye lids. I close my eyes and she sniffs my eyes and her cold nose just barely touches my eye lids. I call these barely perceptible touches, Angel Kisses. She also loves to smell my breath when I talk to her. Toothpaste, coffee, garlic, morning breath, all are good for her. She is in love with my breath.

But she never licks my face. She will often lick Ken's face when she climbs up on his lap but she seems to know that although I love being close to her, I don't like her to lick me. So she doesn't. Ken is always egging her on. He says to Emme, "Lick her lips. If you do, I'll give you two treats." But she doesn't; she only sniffs. Until this weekend.

We spent the night at the lake house and on Saturday because I had a commitment in town I left the lake early in my car. Later that day, Ken came home with the two dogs. I was lying on the couch in the family room when Emme came home. She jumped on top of me and was so excited to see me she licked my face. UGH. Dog lips. And to make matters worse, even though he has promised "Two Treats" for months, Ken never came through. Emme finally worked up to licking my face and got nothing for it. So much for "Two Treats."